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UK Nurse Triumphs with Pioneering Eye Socket Surgery

1/20/2025

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In a groundbreaking medical feat, Ruvimbo Kaviya, a 40-year-old nurse from Leeds, became the first patient in the UK to have keyhole surgery through her eye socket to successfully remove a meningioma tumor once considered inoperable. The three-hour procedure, conducted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, left her with just a tiny scar, and she has joyfully returned to her nursing duties.

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Story summary

In a groundbreaking medical feat, Ruvimbo Kaviya, a 40-year-old nurse from Leeds, became the first patient in the UK to have keyhole surgery through her eye socket to successfully remove a meningioma tumor once considered inoperable. The three-hour procedure, conducted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, left her with just a tiny scar, and she has joyfully returned to her nursing duties.